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This luminous Murano glass vase draws inspiration from the colours of the lagoon. This version, blending hues of blue and green, recalls bright mid-winter mornings, when the water of the still lagoon is covered by an ethereally thin layer of ice that softly reflects the intense sunlight of a clear day. In the red, green and violet option, it captures the hot summer afternoons, with green and bronze hues of the marshy islands emerging from the water, and the gold and red of the sunset diving into the rippling waves. This blown Murano glass vase with an open, flower-like shape is embellished by applied glass coulees, and is also available in different colours and styles.

Born in Murano in 1951, he started working alongside his father at the age of 13, and after a long apprenticeship in the most renowned furnaces of Murano, he became a master glassmaker himself.

He has owned his own furnace since 1986, initially specializing in production of objects with “millefiori” murrine. Imperio Rossi says of his job: "I often can't wait to render a drawing into a piece of work. It's an irrepressible desire to give tangibility to my imagination. I'm in love with my craft, because it allows me the chance to give shape and substance to something that rises inside me." His work is displayed in private and public collections in New York, Madrid, Vienna, Tokyo.

BLOWING

Glass-blowing, which most likely originated in Syria between the first century BC and the first century AD, is a glass manufacturing technique that revolutionized glass production times by significantly speeding them up. This may be defined as the "classic" technique for creation of hollow objects.

Glass can be mouth-blown or mould-blown. In the first instance the master, aided by his assistants, shapes the object by blowing through a long hollow metal tube, the so-called "blow-pipe".

The glass is picked up from the center of the oven, blown and shaped by use of a "borsella", a pair of flexible tongs that can accomplish different tasks depending on their shape. Indeed, the borsella can be used to pinch the object, narrow it, remove imperfections, open it up or give it a precise shape.

During this work, the pipe is countinuously spun to avoid warping the glass, as it is still soft at this stage and can be warped by gravity.

Mould-blowing, on the other hand, involves blowing the glass into a mould which, in Murano, is built out of pear wood. It can be made out of two or three hinged pieces, used to shape the object, or by a single truncated conical piece, sometimes made of bronze or brass, used to imprint a decorative pattern onto the object.

Every creation you purchase on YourMurano is certified by the Trademark of Origin "Vetro Artistico&reg Murano", the only guarantee of authenticity and origin by Italian law. Each item is unique, handcrafted in Murano by the expert hands of renowned master glassmakers. The original manufacturers' warranty and YourMurano's defect warranty are included in every package. Before shipping, each item is insured and accurately packed right in the glass-making furnace in Murano, by the people who have been preparing art glass for worldwide travel for decades.

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Buying on YourMurano has several advantages. YourMurano is the only online shop authorized to sell original "Vetro Artistico® Murano" certified glass, so you can be sure to find only true Murano glass. We are located in Venice, and ready to fulfill all your needs at the best price, with no middleman. We do business with some of the best and biggest producers of glass in Murano, and we have contact with the island's master glassmakers every day to ensure that we always offer you the latest creations, with the expertise of those who know and love Murano glass.